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Panel Report Makes 16 Actionable Recommendations to Help NFC Stabilize and Modernize Operations WASHINGTON, D.C. – A Panel of the National Academy of Public Administration today released Stabilizing and Modernizing the National Finance Center’s Operations in Service to the Federal Workforce and the Nation, a report for the National Finance...
Report Makes Recommendations on How U.S. Missile Defense Can Move More Quickly and Effectively to Meet Rapidly Evolving Threats WASHINGTON, D.C. – A Panel of the National Academy of Public Administration today released “Integration of Missile Defense,” a report for the U.S. Congress and the U.S. Department of Defense that...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Academy of Public Administration will host a June 29th forum, “Schedule F and the Future of the Public Service,” featuring Michael Rigas and James Sherk of the America First Policy Institute, both of whom served in the Trump Administration. Academy Fellows James-Christian Blockwood and Dr...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Academy of Public Administration’s Center for Intergovernmental Partnerships (CIP) and the Center for Accountability, Modernization, and Innovation (CAMI) today offered recommended practices for modernizing the delivery of public benefits, outlined in a white paper and discussed at a 3 PM EDT panel convening (registration). “For...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Academy of Public Administration’s Center for Intergovernmental Partnerships (CIP) will release a white paper on the need to modernize the delivery of public benefits and co-host a June 15 panel discussion of the paper with the project sponsor, the Center for Accountability, Modernization, and Innovation...
Forum Focus Will be “Social Equity in Action” WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Academy of Public Administration (NAPA) Standing Panel on Social Equity in Governance will co-host its 22nd annual Social Equity Leadership Conference (SELC) in-person and virtually June 12-14 in Kansas City, MO. Co-hosted with the University of Kansas...
Recommendations Will Help Increase Diversity Among Future Classes of Cadets WASHINGTON, D.C. – A Panel of the National Academy of Public Administration (NAPA) today released an “Assessment of Coast Guard Academy Admissions Processes,” a report for the U.S. Coast Guard Academy (USCGA) that provides recommendations to ensure that the admissions...
KANSAS CITY, MO/WASHINGTON, DC – Funkhouser & Associates (F&A) and the National Academy of Public Administration (the Academy) will host a May 17th virtual panel discussion on their new joint initiative to support strategic planning and community engagement in local government. This free interactive session will focus on how local...
KANSAS CITY, MO/WASHINGTON, D.C. – Funkhouser & Associates (F&A) and the National Academy of Public Administration (the Academy) are pleased to announce a joint initiative to support strategic planning and community engagement in local government. At a time when localities are facing operational challenges amid social, economic and environmental uncertainty...
Meeting Focus is Strengthening Social & Economic Development Through Meaningful Work WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Academy of Public Administration will host its annual Fall Meeting November 2-4, focused on “Strengthening Social and Economic Development Through Meaningful Work.” Featured speakers include Kiran Ahuja, Director of the U.S. Office of Personnel...
35 Leaders in Public Administration to Join the Academy WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Academy of Public Administration today announced that 35 leaders in the field of public administration have been selected for the 2022 Class of Academy Fellows. “Our distinguished Academy Fellows are nationally recognized and respected for their...
Initiative Has Helped Increase Collaboration Across All Levels of Government WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Academy of Public Administration this week celebrates the first anniversary of its Center for Intergovernmental Partnerships (CIP), an initiative launched in September 2021 to strengthen collaboration and cooperation among leaders at all levels of U.S...
Report analyzes potential options to improve intergovernmental sharing of data WASHINGTON, D.C. – A Panel of the National Academy of Public Administration today released a new report for the U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA) on current and potential sources for, and access to, state death data that is used by...
Agile tenets can help federal agencies become more effective, efficient & equitable WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Academy of Public Administration and the Project Management Institute (PMI) today released a new report, “Agile Regulation: Gateway to the Future” that outlines nine tenets that federal agencies can implement to operate in...
Virtual Forum to Focus on “Promoting Leadership for Democracy and Social Equity” WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Academy of Public Administration’s 21st annual Social Equity Leadership Conference this year will be hosted virtually June 8-10 by the University of San Francisco Masagung Graduate School of Management, focusing on “Promoting Leadership...
New research paper finds an integrated global strategy is needed to address competition and provide greater cyber resilience, as well as collision and conjunction avoidance WASHINGTON, DC – A new global approach to space traffic coordination is necessary to ensure space remains accessible for current and future users, according to...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Academy of Public Administration and its Center for Intergovernmental Partnership (CIP) will host an April 13th forum, Intergovernmental Dimensions of the COVID-19 Responses and Consequences, to discuss a new Academy working group report on the same issue. As the nation enters its third year of...
The National Academy of Public Administration Releases Report on Intergovernmental Responses to COVID-19 Pandemic Working group offers 37 actionable recommendations in four intergovernmental areas designed to facilitate the nation’s response to the next pandemic WASHINGTON, D.C. – As the nation enters its third year of the COVID-19 pandemic, a working...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Academy of Public Administration and the Florida Center for Cybersecurity will host an April 5th forum, Expanding the Nation’s Cybersecurity Workforce: A National Imperative. The event will focus on ways to close the gap on the current shortage of cybersecurity professionals, focusing on non-traditional approaches...
Recommendations Include Creating Long-Term Diversity and Inclusion Action Plan WASHINGTON, D.C. – A Panel of the National Academy of Public Administration (NAPA) today released an “Assessment of Cultural Competence at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy,” a report for the U.S. Coast Guard Academy (USCGA) that provides recommendations to further develop...
Two expert panels will examine current challenges and potential reforms WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Administrative Conference of the United States (ACUS) and the National Academy of Public Administration (the Academy) will host a March 29th forum, Advice and Consent: Problems and Reform in the Senate Confirmation of Executive Branch Appointees...
For Immediate Release February 2022 Contact: Betsy Holahan bholahan@greatpointstrategies.com MEDIA ADVISORY Center for Intergovernmental Partnerships to Host Discussion of Workforce Development and the Infrastructure Investment & Jobs Act Expert Panel Will Discuss How to Build the Workforce Needed to Implement the IIJA WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Academy of Public...
Expert Panel Will Discuss Cybersecurity Workforce, New Academy Report for CISA WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Academy of Public Administration will host a discussion of cybersecurity workforce development, as well as a new Academy Panel report for the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA). Participants will include CISA Chief...
Academy Panel Recommends the Creation of a Coordinated National Strategy for Cybersecurity Workforce Development WASHINGTON, D.C. – A Panel of the National Academy of Public Administration today released “A Call to Action: The Federal Government’s Role in Building a Cybersecurity Workforce for the Nation,” a report for the U.S. Cybersecurity...
NBC News’ Chuck Todd to Moderate February 16th Award Ceremony WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Academy of Public Administration today announced that Dr. Anthony Fauci, M.D. and Dr. Francis Collins, M.D., Ph.D. will receive the Elliot L. Richardson Prize for Excellence in Public Service on February 16, 2022 during a...
EOM Panel and Brown Will Discuss Biden PMA Vision and PMA Learning Agenda WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Academy of Public Administration’s Standing Panel on Executive Organization and Management (EOM) will host a January 28 conversation with Dustin Brown, Deputy Assistant Director for Management at the U.S. Office of Management...
Director Ahuja Will Discuss Challenges Facing Federal Workers & Leaders WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Academy of Public Administration’s Standing Panel on the Public Service will host a conversation with Kiran Ahuja, Director of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM), on Friday, December 3rd. After more than two decades...
The National Academy of Public Administration Releases Report for the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Academy Panel Recommends a Task Force Charged with Transforming USMMA Governance and Culture WASHINGTON, D.C. – A Panel of the National Academy of Public Administration (the Academy) today released its report for the U.S. Merchant...
Meeting Focuses on Intergovernmental Approach to Addressing Grand Challenges WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Academy of Public Administration today kicks off its annual Fall Meeting, held November 3-9 at Academy headquarters in Washington and at four additional host sites across the country: Phoenix, Arizona; Omaha, Nebraska; San Francisco, CA; and...
Meeting to Focus on Intergovernmental Approach to Addressing Grand Challenges WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Academy of Public Administration will hold its annual Fall Meeting virtually November 3-9 at Academy headquarters in Washington and four additional host sites across the country, focusing on “Addressing Grand Challenges Through the Intergovernmental System”...
39 Leaders in Public Administration to Join the Academy WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Academy of Public Administration today announced that 39 leaders in the field of public administration have been selected for the 2021 Class of Academy Fellows. Induction of the new Fellows will occur during the annual Academy...
Academy Panel Outlines 48 Recommendations to Help USSS Build on Recent Progress WASHINGTON, D.C. – A Panel of the National Academy of Public Administration today released its report for the U.S. Secret Service (USSS), one of the country’s most critical law enforcement and national security agencies that carries out two...
Academy Panel Outlines Six Recommendations for NOAA Fisheries WASHINGTON, D.C. – A Panel of the National Academy of Public Administration today released its report for the National Marine Fisheries Service (NOAA Fisheries or the Agency), the primary agency within the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Academy of Public Administration today announced it has established the Center for Intergovernmental Partnerships (CIP) to strengthen collaboration and cooperation among leaders at all levels of U.S. government in the face of the greatest challenges facing the nation. "Effective problem-solving requires federal, state, and local...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Academy of Public Administration will join the Pandemic Response Accountability Committee (PRAC) in hosting an August 12th online panel discussion of the impact of pandemic response programs and spending on underserved communities during the COVID-19 pandemic. From the outset of the pandemic, it became clear...
“The Budget Act at 100: Why It Matters More Than Ever” WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Academy of Public Administration will join the American Association for Budget and Program Analysis and the Association for Budgeting and Financial Management in hosting “The Budget Act at 100: Why It Matters More Than...
Forum to Focus on “Fostering Social Equity: Innovation and Change” WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Academy of Public Administration will host its 20th Annual Social Equity Leadership Conference virtually with live sessions June 9-11, focusing on “Fostering Social Equity: Innovation and Change.” The Social Equity Leadership Conference (SELC) is a...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 17, 2021 Contact: Betsy Holahan bholahan@greatpointstrategies.com National Academy of Public Administration Issues Report on Human Capital For the U.S. Office of Personnel Management Report Outlines 23 Recommendations to Strengthen and Modernize OPM WASHINGTON, D.C. – An expert panel of the National Academy of Public Administration today...
For Immediate Release March 11, 2021 Contacts: Betsy Holahan bholahan@greatpointstrategies.com Paul Guequierre pguequierre@naco.org As Federal Government Prepares Historic COVID Relief Investment in Counties, National Association of Counties and National Academy of Public Administration Issue Report on Impact of Previous Coronavirus Relief Report Outlines Seven Recommendations for Improved Future Program Effectiveness...
For Immediate Release January 5, 2021 Contact: Betsy Holahan bholahan@greatpointstrategies.com MEDIA ADVISORY The National Academy of Public Administration and MITRE to Host Event Highlighting Resilient Practices in the Face of COVID-19 Challenges WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Academy of Public Administration will join MITRE in hosting a February 11th online...
Websites Advance Data Transparency and Inform Grand Challenges WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Academy of Public Administration will join the Fiscal Service of the U.S. Department of the Treasury to host a January 28th webinar to unveil two new public websites, FiscalData.Treasury.gov and Federalism.us, that promote data transparency and provide...
Report Outlines Five Recommendations and Practical Steps for Implementation WASHINGTON, D.C. – A study team from the National Academy of Public Administration and the Project Management Institute (PMI) today released a new report, “Building an Agile Federal Government: A Call to Action,” that outlines five recommendations for leaders to make...
Updated Plan Offers Proposed Executive Order to Strengthen Federal Workforce WASHINGTON, D.C. – A working group of Fellows of the National Academy of Public Administration has released a new addendum to its series of Election 2020 Project action plans – one that offers the next Presidential administration a proposed Executive...
On-Demand Sessions Available for Viewing WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Academy of Public Administration held its annual Fall Meeting virtually November 5-10, focusing on the Grand Challenges in Public Administration and ways that government at all levels can foster community resilience in the midst of today’s turbulent times. “Despite these...
Report Outlines 10 Agile Principles and Offers Recommendations for Leaders WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Academy of Public Administration today joined the IBM Center for The Business of Government in releasing a special report on agile government principles and best practices, “The Road to Agile Government – Driving Change to...
Papers Offer Next Administration a Roadmap to Address Nation’s Grand Challenges WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Academy of Public Administration today unveiled its complete series of Election 2020 Project action plans, which offer expertise and immediate practical steps from nearly 100 Academy Fellows on how the next Presidential administration can...
Meeting Will Focus on Fostering Resilience Amid Grand Challenges WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Academy of Public Administration will hold its annual Fall Meeting virtually November 5-10, focusing on the Grand Challenges in Public Administration and ways that government at all levels can foster community resilience in the midst of...
Report Follows Multi-Year Evaluation; Includes 16 Recommendations for Continued Progress WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Academy of Public Administration, in partnership with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine, today released Governance and Management of the Nuclear Security Enterprise, a final report that follows a four-and-a-half-year assessment of the...
45 Leaders in Public Administration to Join the Academy WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Academy of Public Administration today announced that 45 leaders in the field of public administration have been selected for the 2020 Class of Academy Fellows. Induction of the new Fellows will occur during the annual Academy...
Panel Recommends Office of Space Commerce Leads Collaborative Federal Efforts; Urges Swift Action from Congress to Enact Appropriations and Authorizations WASHINGTON, DC – A panel of the National Academy of Public Administration today released a Congressionally requested report for the U.S. Department of Commerce on commercial space traffic management (STM)...
Hearing will focus on federal investments in technology due to COVID-19 WASHINGTON, DC – National Academy of Public Administration President and CEO Terry Gerton and Academy Fellow Jennifer Pahlka will each testify before the House Budget Committee on federal technology investments during a July 15th virtual hearing called “Software Update...
“We stand resolved to help eliminate systemic racism, unconscious bias, and every form of discrimination in the development, implementation, and evaluation of policy in the United States.” WASHINGTON, D.C. – National Academy of Public Administration today released a statement from its Standing Panel on Social Equity in Governance, highlighting its...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Academy of Public Administration and the Humphrey School of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota will host the 19th Annual Social Equity Leadership Conference the week of June 8-12, held virtually this year due to public health guidelines during the coronavirus pandemic. The Social...
Podcast Premieres Today, Featuring Experts on Public Administration Challenges WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Academy of Public Administration today launched its new podcast, Management Matters: Where Policy Meets Practice, to discuss public administration’s most significant challenges with experts from the public, private, non-profit and academic sectors. The podcast is available...
Podcast to Premiere June 1; Will Feature Experts on Public Administration Challenges WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Academy of Public Administration today announced that it will launch a new podcast, Management Matters, to discuss public administration’s most significant challenges with experts from the public, private, non-profit and academic sectors. The...
Academy Assessment Directed by Congress in NDAA; Final Report Expected in 2021 WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Academy of Public Administration today announced that it recently entered into a contract with the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to accomplish the tasks directed by Congress in the National Defense Authorization...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – National Academy of Public Administration Senior Project Director Roger Kodat will speak at a Seattle conference on Saturday, February 15th on the Academy’s recent report to the Congressional Research Service (CRS) evaluating the science and technology policy resources for the U.S. Congress. Mr. Kodat will present the...
Event Includes Senior Officials from U.S. Departments of Veterans Affairs and Labor WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Academy of Public Administration will host a January 24th discussion of “Managing Sustained Performance Improvements in Federal Agencies,” featuring two innovative government leaders, Patrick Pizzella, Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Department of Labor...
Prize awarded at January 23rd ceremony; Francis Rose to moderate discussion WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Academy of Public Administration today announced that Governor Edmund G. “Jerry” Brown, Jr. will receive the Elliot L. Richardson Prize for Excellence in Public Service on January 23, 2020 at an award ceremony in...
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WASHINGTON, DC – The National Academy of Public Administration President and CEO Terry Gerton will testify before the House Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress at a November 15th hearing on “Administrative Efficiencies: Exploring Ways to Streamline Operations in the U.S. House of Representatives.” Ms. Gerton will share and...
WASHINGTON, DC – The National Academy of Public Administration (the Academy) today released its Panel report for the Congressional Research Service (CRS) that evaluates the current Legislative branch resources available to Congress that focus and advise on science and technology developments and policy. “Members and staff of the U.S. Congress...
WASHINGTON, DC – The National Academy of Public Administration (the Academy) today announced the formation of the Agile Government Center (AGC), in partnership with the IBM Center for The Business of Government, to develop, disseminate, and implement agile government principles around the world. The AGC initially will be led by...
At its annual fall meeting, the National Academy of Public Administration on Thursday published a list of what its members think are the grand challenges in public administration. The academy’s President and CEO Terry Gerton joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin for the highlights. Audio Here...
National Academy of Public Administration President and CEO Terry Gerton is interviewed on SiriusXM Radio’s “The Morning Briefing” on the final list of “Grand Challenges in Public Administration,” unveiled at the Academy Fall Meeting. Hear Audio ...
WASHINGTON, DC – The National Academy of Public Administration held its annual Fall Meeting this week, unveiling its final list of “Grand Challenges in Public Administration” following a year-long effort to identify these challenges and position the Academy as a leader of future collaborative efforts to address them. “Over the...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Academy of Public Administration, in partnership with Management Concepts, today hosted an event, “Talent Management Approaches for the Workforce of the Future,” focused on how government leaders can ensure that their agencies have the public service workforce necessary to meet the challenges that lie ahead...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Academy of Public Administration, in partnership with Management Concepts, will host an October 22nd event on how government leaders can ensure that their agencies have the public service workforce necessary to meet the challenges that lie ahead. The event, “Talent Management Approaches for the Workforce...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Academy of Public Administration will hold its annual Fall Meeting on November 7-8, unveiling the Academy’s list of “Grand Challenges in Public Administration” after a year-long, interdisciplinary, intersectoral effort to identify these challenges and position the Academy to lead future efforts to address them. “We...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Academy of Public Administration today announced that 51 leaders in the field of public administration have been selected for the 2019 Class of Academy Fellows. Induction of the new Fellows will occur during the annual Academy Fall Meeting, which will take place November 7-8 in...
WASHINGTON, DC – The National Academy of Public Administration will host a September 10th event, Section 809 Panel Recommendations: Where Do We Go From Here? The Section 809 Panel was created in the FY2016 National Defense Authorization Act and charged with analyzing the acquisition regulations and statutes applicable to the...
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WASHINGTON, DC – The National Academy of Public Administration President and CEO Terry Gerton will testify before the House Committee on Oversight and Reform’s Subcommittee on Government Operations at a July 23rd hearing on “Restoring the Partnership: The Future of Federalism in America.” The hearing, which will focus on improving...
WASHINGTON, DC – The National Academy of Public Administration, in partnership with Management Concepts, will host a June 25th forum, Identifying and Addressing Skill Gaps: Innovative Federal Practices. The forum is the first of three events this year designed to address the human capital issues identified in the Academy's No...
WASHINGTON, DC – The National Academy of Public Administration will join the Center for Organizational Excellence in hosting a June 17th roundtable discussion on Civil Service Reform, featuring guest speaker Rebecca Hunter, former Tennessee State Commissioner of Human Resources. Ms. Hunter led a six-year, award-winning effort to reform the State...
NEWARK, NJ – Rutgers University–Newark School of Public Affairs and Administration and the National Academy of Public Administration kick off a three-day conference today called Achieving Social Equality in Turbulent Times: A Grand Public Administration Challenge. New Jersey Lieutenant Governor Sheila Y. Oliver will deliver the conference’s keynote address at...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Academy of Public Administration and Rutgers University–Newark School of Public Affairs and Administration will host a conference June 5-7 called Achieving Social Equality in Turbulent Times: A Grand Public Administration Challenge. The conference will bring together scholars and practitioners to share their expertise on the...
I appreciate the opportunity to speak before the Commission today. I have served as the President and CEO of the National Academy of Public Administration (the Academy) since January 2017. I previously served for nearly four years as the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy at the Veterans’ Employment and Training...
WASHINGTON, DC – The National Academy of Public Administration and Management Systems International (MSI), A Tetra Tech Company, today hosted a forum on fostering greater innovation in government, with a focus on how government can more effectively develop innovative leaders, build more innovative cultures, and better empower government employees to...
WASHINGTON, DC – The National Academy of Public Administration today hosted a forum on artificial intelligence (AI) and released a new Academy publication, Artificial Intelligence and its Impact on Public Administration. “Artificial intelligence is one of the biggest innovations -- and challenges -- that we as a society will face...
WASHINGTON, DC – The National Academy of Public Administration and Management Systems International (MSI) will host an April 25th forum on fostering greater innovation in government, with a focus on how government can more effectively develop innovative leaders, build more innovative cultures, and better empower government employees to create and...
WASHINGTON, DC – The National Academy of Public Administration will host a forum on artificial intelligence (AI) on April 18, featuring a senior White House official and the release of a new Academy publication, Artificial Intelligence and its Impact on Public Administration. Dr. Lynne Parker, Assistant Director for Artificial Intelligence...
WASHINGTON, DC – The National Academy of Public Administration today hosted an event in recognition of the first anniversary of the President’s Management Agenda (PMA), featuring three panel discussions on PMA with senior Administration officials, agency officials and industry experts, and the release of a new Academy book, Perspectives on...
WASHINGTON, DC – The National Academy of Public Administration will host an event on the first anniversary of the President’s Management Agenda (PMA), featuring a panel discussion of PMA with senior Administration officials and the release of a new Academy book, Perspectives on the President’s Management Agenda. The first panel...
WASHINGTON, DC – The National Academy of Public Administration today launched its new “Grand Challenges in Public Administration” initiative, a year-long effort to identify the top challenges facing government over the next decade and facilitate efforts by the public administration community to find new solutions. “Today’s government too often finds...
WASHINGTON, DC – A report from a Panel of the National Academy of Public Administration (NAPA), containing findings and recommendations for the Oklahoma Corporation Commission (OCC), was recently reviewed and unanimously adopted by Oklahoma Secretary of Energy and Environment Michael Teague and the Second Century Task Force established by Oklahoma...
The National Academy of Public Administration held its annual Fall Meeting this week, previewing its upcoming “Grand Challenges in Public Administration” initiative, a year-long, interdisciplinary, intersectoral effort to identify these challenges and position the Academy as a leader of future efforts to respond to the challenges identified....
WASHINGTON, DC – The National Academy of Public Administration will hold its annual Fall Meeting on November 1-2, focusing on “Grand Challenges in Public Administration.” At this year’s Fall Meeting, the Academy will kick off its new “Grand Challenges in Public Administration,” campaign, a year-long, interdisciplinary, intersectoral effort to identify...
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The National Academy of Public Administration today announced that 40 leaders in the field of public administration have been selected for the 2018 Class of Academy Fellows. Induction of the new Fellows will occur during the annual Academy Fall Meeting, which will take place November 1-2 in...
A Panel of the National Academy of Public Administration today released a new white paper on the future of public service, called No Time to Wait Part 2: Building a Public Service for the 21st Century. The report was sponsored by the Volcker Alliance and the Samuel L. Freeman Charitable...
WASHINGTON, DC – A Panel of the National Academy of Public Administration on September 25 will release a new white paper on the future of public service, called No Time to Wait Part II: Building a Public Service for the 21st Century. The report is sponsored by the Volcker Alliance...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Academy of Public Administration and Baruch College’s Austin W. Marxe School of Public and International Affairs today kicked off a two-day conference (June 12-13) on Promoting Equality in an Age of Austerity: The Role for State and Local Governments, focused on best practices designed to...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Academy of Public Administration and Baruch College’s Austin W. Marxe School of Public and International Affairs will host a two-day conference June 12-13 called Promoting Equality in an Age of Austerity: The Role for State and Local Governments, focused on best practices designed to achieve...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Academy of Public Administration announced that three Academy Fellows will testify today before the Speaker’s Task Force on Intergovernmental Affairs as the Task Force explores the re-constitution of the U.S. Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations. Testimony on “Restoring the Partnership” will be offered by three...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Academy of Public Administration, Arizona State University, the American Geographical Society and the National Academy of Construction today held a joint summit to explore strategies for providing federal, state and local leaders with the key information they need to assess and prioritize transportation and other...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Academy of Public Administration, Arizona State University, the American Geographical Society and the National Academy of Construction are joining forces to hold a special summit on May 1, “Building a Shared Map of the Nation’s Infrastructure to Enable Smart Investments.” This event will explore strategies...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Academy of Public Administration on April 11 will host a forum called How to Tackle Government Transformation: Finding Common Ground with Your Stakeholders, featuring experts in government management. As federal government agencies are being asked to streamline and restructure operations in order to improve outcomes...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Academy of Public Administration on March 15 will host a panel discussion of Getting Things Done With Courage and Conviction, a new book authored by Dwight A. Ink and Kurt M. Thurmaier. Dwight Ink held major leadership roles in the federal government in the administrations...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Academy of Public Administration today announced that Sylvia Mathews Burwell and Leon E. Panetta will receive the Elliot L. Richardson Prize for Excellence in Public Service on February 13, 2018 at an award ceremony in Washington, D.C. “The Elliot L. Richardson Prize Fund and the...
Paper Makes Recommendations For New Management Improvement Approach. WASHINGTON, D.C. – A panel of experts at the National Academy of Public Administration today released a new white paper, Strengthening Organizational Health and Performance in Government, which offers recommendations for a new management improvement approach that would strategically transform the federal...
WASHINGTON, DC – The National Academy of Public Administration today released a new white paper, Governing Across The Divide: Four Best Practices for Intergovernmental Leaders, which outlines the discussions and resulting insights of the Academy’s four-part Governing Across The Divide series, held this fall at universities across the country. “Our...
A panel of experts at the National Academy of Public Administration has completed its review of the Maritime Administration (MARAD), an agency within the U.S. Department of Transportation that supports the U.S. maritime industry. The Academy panel today issued its final report, which confirmed that MARAD plays a key role...
The National Academy of Public Administration held its annual Fall Meeting this week, focusing on governance challenges and solutions, and celebrating the Academy’s 50th Anniversary. “This year’s Fall Meeting was especially meaningful in that we were able to look back at the Academy’s tremendous accomplishments of the past 50 years...
WASHINGTON, DC – The National Academy of Public Administration today announced that Katherine M. Gehl and Michael E. Porter will deliver the James E. Webb Lecture at the Academy Fall Meeting on November 17, and will be available for media questions following their remarks. Ms. Gehl, a business leader, former...
WASHINGTON, DC – The National Academy of Public Administration will hold its annual Fall Meeting on November 15-17, focusing on “Governing Across The Divide” and celebrating the Academy’s 50th Anniversary. The Fall Meeting will focus on findings from the Academy’s four-part Governing Across The Divide series, which included forums in...
WASHINGTON, DC – The National Academy of Public Administration and George Mason University’s Schar School of Policy and Government today hosted a one-day interactive forum on the governance issues surrounding the four critical infrastructure lifelines of transportation, energy, water delivery and communications....
WASHINGTON, DC – The National Academy of Public Administration and George Mason University’s Schar School of Policy and Government will hold a one-day interactive forum in Arlington, Virginia on October 30th to examine the governance issues surrounding the four critical infrastructure lifelines of transportation, energy, water delivery and communications....
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The National Academy of Public Administration today announced that 45 leaders in the field of public administration have been selected for the 2017 Class of Academy Fellows. Induction of the new Fellows will occur during the annual Academy Fall Meeting, which will take place November 16-17 in...
SYRACUSE, NY – The National Academy of Public Administration and Syracuse University’s Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs today hosted a one-day interactive forum to examine the future of citizenship and public service, highlighting views from the public, private, non-profit and academic sectors....
AUSTIN, TX – A forum held today by the National Academy of Public Administration, The University of Texas at Austin’s LBJ School of Public Affairs and Texas State University’s William P. Hobby Center for Public Service examined the changing role of local governments in the U.S. intergovernmental system, with a...
WASHINGTON, DC – The National Academy of Public Administration and Syracuse University’s Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs will hold a one-day forum in Syracuse, New York on October 4th to examine the future of citizenship and public service. Former EPA Administrator and New Jersey Governor Christine Todd Whitman...
WASHINGTON, DC – The National Academy of Public Administration, The University of Texas at Austin’s LBJ School of Public Affairs and Texas State University’s William P. Hobby Center for Public Service will hold a one-day forum in Austin, Texas on September 29th to examine the changing role of local governments...
SACRAMENTO, CA – A forum held today by the National Academy of Public Administration and the University of Southern California’s Sol Price School of Public Policy examined the changing role of state governments in the U.S. intergovernmental system, with a focus on the environmental and healthcare policy challenges facing states...
WASHINGTON, DC – The National Academy of Public Administration today held a forum on the U.S. Government Accounting Office’s (GAO) 2017 High Risk List, with a focus on how federal agencies can successfully resolve GAO’s concerns....
WASHINGTON, DC – The National Academy of Public Administration will hold a forum on the U.S. Government Accounting Office’s (GAO) 2017 High Risk List, and how federal agencies can successfully resolve GAO’s concerns. The forum will feature a keynote address from U.S. Comptroller General Gene Dodaro, as well as a...
WASHINGTON, DC – The National Academy of Public Administration and the University of Southern California’s Sol Price School of Public Policy will hold a one-day forum in Sacramento, California on August 29th to examine the challenges facing state governments, particularly in the areas of environmental and healthcare policy, as well...
WASHINGTON, DC – The National Academy of Public Administration today released a new report, sponsored by the Samuel Freeman Charitable Trust, called No Time To Wait: Building a 21st Century Public Service. The report will be discussed today by a panel of public administration experts at an afternoon event hosted...
WASHINGTON, DC – The National Academy of Public Administration next week will release a new report, sponsored by the Samuel Freeman Charitable Trust, called No Time To Wait: Building a 21st Century Public Service....
WASHINGTON, DC – National Academy of Public Administration President and CEO Terry Gerton spoke at the Potomac Forum on June 28th. The remarks linked below are her prepared comments. ...
WASHINGTON, DC – The National Academy of Public Administration this week will host a forum on Stabilizing the Workforce in an Uncertain Future....
WASHINGTON, DC – National Academy of Public Administration President and CEO Terry Gerton spoke at the Social Equity Leadership Conference at the University of Nebraska in Omaha on June 2nd. The following are her prepared remarks:...
PUBLIC SERVICE RECOGNITION Week has been celebrated the first week of May since 1985, annually honoring the men and women who serve our nation as federal, state, county, and local government employees....
WASHINGTON, DC –National Academy of Public Administration President and CEO Terry Gerton spoke at the Arthur S. Flemming Award ceremony on May 24th, hosted by The Trachtenberg School of Public Policy and Public Administration at The George Washington University. The following are her remarks:...
By: Steve Redburn Three years ago, a group of people steeped in the federal government’s budget process began meeting regularly to explore ways to improve the process. Discussions were led by Stuart Butler, Paul Posner, and Maya MacGuineas. Now calling itself the National Budgeting Roundtable and with support from the...
By: Kris Marcy Often policy makers and legislators create government programs and legislative dictates to deal with complex problems and challenges facing the Nation. Recent examples include post 9/11 anti-terrorism programs, changes to immigration and detention procedures and programs, and safety requirements to support offshore drilling post BP spill. While...
By: Larry Cooley Most of my career has been spent working with and for the governments of developing countries. In the ‘60s and early ‘70s, this work focused on building institutions in nations newly independent from their colonial pasts. In the ‘90s, the focus was on the nations exiting the...
By: Mark Funkhouser I grew up in a working-class family in West Virginia. I always had a chip on my shoulder because it seemed like the “better” people in the town looked down on us. I was a fighter, first with my fists and later with words and ideas. By...
WASHINGTON, DC – The National Academy of Public Administration and the Senior Executives Association (SEA) today announced that they have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to work together on projects to achieve the organizations’ shared goals of effective and efficient government, modern management practices within the federal government, and...
By: Jane Fountain How can we incentivize the next generation to get involved in public service? Specifically, what can academics in public affairs programs do to incentivize the next generation to get involved in public service? Experts have known for nearly 20 years that the aging federal workforce and retirements...
By: Ernest J. Wilson III Both the public and private sectors are struggling desperately to find the talent they need in a rapidly changing and uncertain world. This is true for so-called ‘hard skills’ like engineering and math; but it is also true, especially for leaders and senior managers, for...
By: Demetra Nightingale Career civil servants are the foundation of government. Rules and procedures ensure consistency and compliance with laws. But the large federal bureaucracy also creates some unpleasantness that can lead to inefficiencies--such as an inordinately slow pace, complex levels of clearance, and procedures that rarely, if ever, get...
By: Shelley Metzenbaum This week, we pause to celebrate and thank the millions of government workers engaged in public service. Let me suggest that we also commit to fixing government systems to make it easier for government employees to make meaningful progress on organizational mission, whether that mission is public...
By: Marilyn Rubin While academics continue to grapple with definitions and models of Intergovernmental Relations (IGR), the real world rolls on with intensifying awareness that different levels of government cannot "go it on their own." I briefly illustrate the realities of IGR by looking at infrastructure, disaster relief, and the...
By: Elizabeth Fretwell As city officials and planners, we have the ability to touch the lives of our residents and shape the future for how our cities develop. Infrastructure, such as our roadways, is a major component that impacts our residents and visitors. Investments in roadway infrastructure have the potential...
WASHINGTON, DC – The National Academy of Public Administration and American University’s School of Public Affairs today hosted a forum on The Future of the Affordable Care Act....
Chairman Lankford, Ranking Member Heitkamp, and members of the Subcommittee, I appreciate the opportunity to speak before this committee today. Although I have only served as the President and CEO of the National Academy of Public Administration (the Academy) since January 2017, I previously served for nearly four years as...
WASHINGTON, DC – National Academy of Public Administration President and CEO Terry Gerton will appear tomorrow before the U.S. Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Subcommittee on Regulatory Affairs and Federal Management to participate in a roundtable titled, “Case Studies in Personnel Management Reform in Federal Agencies.”...
WASHINGTON, DC – Terry Gerton, President and CEO of the National Academy of Public Administration (the Academy), applauds Congressional action to strengthen cybersecurity education, including the bipartisan legislation recently introduced by U.S Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA) and Mike Rounds (R-SD). The DoD Cyber Scholarship Program Act of 2017 authorizes $1...
WASHINGTON, DC – The National Academy of Public Administration (the Academy) today unveiled its new book, Building a 21s Century SES: Ensuring Leadership Excellence in Our Federal Government. The book was released at a joint event with Booz Allen Hamilton that featured a panel discussion on the future of the...
WASHINGTON, DC – The National Academy of Public Administration will release its new book, Building a 21s Century SES: Ensuring Leadership Excellence in Our Federal Government, on March 17th at a joint event with Booz Allen Hamilton that will also feature a panel discussion on the future of the federal...
WASHINGTON, DC – The National Academy of Public Administration (the Academy) today announced that Teresa (Terry) W. Gerton, a retired Army veteran who has served at the U.S. Department of Defense and the U.S. Department of Labor, will join the Academy as its new President and Chief Executive Officer, effective...
The Board of Directors of the National Academy of Public Administration is pleased to announce the results for the Fellows Elections....
WASHINGTON, DC -- The National Academy of Public Administration (the Academy) today inducted 50 leaders in the field of public administration as new Academy Fellows during its annual Fall Meeting in Washington....
WASHINGTON, DC -- The National Academy of Public Administration (the Academy) and the American Society of Public Administration (ASPA) today released the Memos to National Leaders, a set of 25 brief original memos addressed to the new Administration and next Congress. The Memos, available at www.memostoleaders.org, will be discussed today...
WASHINGTON, DC -- The National Academy of Public Administration (the Academy) today honored Jonathan D. Breul for his contributions to the Academy with the 2016 George Graham Award for Exceptional Service to the Academy, which was awarded today at the Academy’s annual Fall Meeting....
WASHINGTON, DC -- The National Academy of Public Administration (the Academy) today awarded the 2016 Louis Brownlow Book Award to Frank R. Baumgartner and Bryan D. Jones’ The Politics of Information (The University of Chicago Press) at the Academy’s annual Fall Meeting. The Brownlow Award is the top book prize...
WASHINGTON, DC – The National Academy of Public Administration (the Academy) today released the latest version of The Prune Book, which outlines the 40 Toughest Management Jobs in government. This book aims to inform the incoming Administration of the experience and qualities needed to succeed in the government’s most important...
WASHINGTON, DC -- The National Academy of Public Administration (the Academy) today installed a new slate of officers for 2016-2017 during its Annual Fall Meeting in Washington....
Turning campaign promises into working policies requires more than just political bravado. It takes great management skills. The National Academy of Public Administration has undertaken the ambitious task of identifying the 40 most difficult management positions in the federal government. Looking specifically at positions denoted as Presidentially-Appointed with Senate Confirmation...
WASHINGTON, D.C.—The Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) has made progress in reducing its disability claims backlog, but needs to fundamentally transform both its claims and appeals processes in order to ensure the highest quality service for the nation’s Veterans, according to a report released today by the National Academy of Public...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Academy of Public Administration (the Academy), in partnership with Ernst & Young LLP, will host a launch event on Wednesday, November 16th, to mark the release of the 2016 Prune Book, which features detailed descriptions of the Top 40 Toughest Management Jobs in Government....
WASHINGTON, DC – The National Academy of Public Administration will hold its annual Fall Meeting on November 16-17, 2016, focusing on “Strengthening Public Administration in a Transition.”...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Academy of Public Administration (the Academy), in partnership with George Mason University’s Schar School of Policy and Government and its Centers on the Public Service, will host a forum on the Presidential Transition: Impact on Local Governments on Monday, October 24th....
WASHINGTON, D.C. – A new bipartisan working paper authored by former senior U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) officials Dr. Shelley H. Metzenbaum and Robert J. Shea, entitled Performance Accountability, Evidence and Improvement: Reflections and Recommendations to the Next Administration, outlines six practices that should be used at all...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Academy of Public Administration (the Academy) today announced that President and CEO Dan G. Blair will step down this fall after more than five years at the helm of the Academy....
In less than four months, the Presidential campaigns will end and speculation will immediately focus on who will staff the new Administration. But management issues? They’re unlikely to get much attention. That is, until they bite, as every Administration discovers, to its distress. To amend a phrase often employed, policy...
WASHINGTON, DC – The National Academy of Public Administration (the Academy) today released a report from its Transition 2016 initiative, called Transition 2016: Equipping the Government for Success in 2016 and Beyond, which outlines recommendations for the next Administration in four key management areas....
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Academy of Public Administration’s President and CEO Dan G. Blair today will speak at a forum on managing the transfer of power from one Presidential Administration to the next. The event, hosted by the American Society for Public Administration (ASPA), will feature leaders from toplevel...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Academy of Public Administration (the Academy) announced that Academy President and CEO Dan G. Blair and Academy Fellow and former Director of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management Linda Springer will be honored for their contributions to the Blinded American Veterans Foundation. Blair and Springer...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Academy of Public Administration (the Academy) today celebrates the contribution of federal career leaders with the naming of the Dwight Ink Fellows’ Hall, which will honor the distinguished career of exemplary public servant Dwight Ink. The naming ceremony takes place today at Academy headquarters, followed...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Academy of Public Administration (the Academy), in partnership with Ernst & Young LLP (EY), this week hosted a forum on Shared Service Providers and the Risks That You Should Be Thinking About—a Conversation with Leaders....
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Academy of Public Administration (the Academy), in partnership with Management Concepts, Inc., today hosted a forum on Changing Government, featuring a keynote address by Davita Vance-Cooks, Director of the U.S. Government Publishing Office. The event also featured a panel of distinguished current and former government...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Academy of Public Administration (the Academy), in partnership with the American University School of Public Affairs, today hosted a forum on Accountability in Government....
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Academy of Public Administration (the Academy) today announced that John Koskinen and William D. Ruckelshaus will receive the Elliot L. Richardson Prize for Excellence in Public Service....
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Academy of Public Administration (the Academy) today announced that John Koskinen and William D. Ruckelshaus will receive the Elliot L. Richardson Prize for Excellence in Public Service....
The Federal Leaders Digital Insight Study, conducted by the National Academy of Public Administration (the Academy) in collaboration with ICF, is an annual report designed to survey Federal Leaders' perspectives about the pace with which the government is adopting, applying, and leveraging technological advancements in service to its constituencies. This...
WASHINGTON, DC -- The National Academy of Public Administration (the Academy) today inducted 40 leaders in the field of public administration as new Academy Fellows during its Annual Fall Meeting in Washington....
WASHINGTON, DC -- The National Academy of Public Administration (the Academy) today installed a new slate of officers for 2015-2016 during its Annual Fall Meeting in Washington. Paul L. Posner will succeed Robert J. Shea as Board Chair and Kristine Marcy will succeed Nancy R. Kingsbury as Vice Chair. F...
WASHINGTON, DC – The National Academy of Public Administration today unveiled a new report, Increasing the Effectiveness of the Federal Role in Cybersecurity Education, that makes four significant recommendations for strengthening U.S. cybersecurity education efforts. The Academy’s report was sponsored by Deloitte & Touche LLP and the Center for Internet...
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) of the United States Department of Commerce should continue its telework program while enhancing its management practices, and continuing its quality initiative, according to a report issued today by the National Academy of Public Administration (the Academy)....
WASHINGTON, D.C. —The National Academy of Public Administration (the Academy) today launched its Presidential Transition 2016 initiative, which is designed to advise the incoming 2016 Presidential Administration on effective management improvement initiatives; identifying and overcoming government management challenges; and identifying key Presidentially-appointed agency management positions....